Chapter 976 Begins
In the morning, the coronation ceremony officially began. After simplifying the ceremony, the coronation ceremony in East Africa was quite hasty. After all, Constantine was too old, and neither Constantine nor Ernst wanted the procedure to be too complicated.
As the East African national anthem played, Constantine was sitting on the temporary throne set up in the Rhine Palace, and the speaker read below:
"On May 1, 1900 AD, our Emperor Constantine the Great established an unprecedented empire in Africa. This achievement will be recorded in the annals of history and will create a great cause for all generations. God has given the Kingdom of Hechingen a new Rhine Empire. His Majesty Constantine should be the The Emperor of the New Empire..."
After a long speech about the great achievements of the Rhine Empire and Constantine, Constantine personally put the crown on his head.
The coronation ceremony in East Africa was an eye-opener for the participants, especially the diplomats from European countries. No wonder no heads of state from other countries were invited to this coronation ceremony. It was really untraditional, or deviant.
Even the religious forces in East Africa were puppets of the Hechingen royal family. They played no role in the coronation ceremony and acted as spectators.
Of course, it is easy to understand from the perspective of Far Eastern Empire Ambassador Zhang Heng and other non-European diplomats. They do not believe in Christianity anyway, and they have no idea what East Africa is doing.
"Welcome to all of you to participate in the founding ceremony of our Rhine Empire and my own coronation ceremony as emperor. One of the purposes of this ceremony is frugality, so I hope you can forgive me for the poor reception." In any case, Constantine still took out the He made an excuse to perfunctory everyone, "After the coronation ceremony, at three o'clock in the afternoon, we in East Africa will hold a review ceremony in the Rhine City. Everyone is welcome to go to the Central Government Building to watch the ceremony."
The military parade is undoubtedly the focus of today. After all, East Africa built its country by force. Under hard power, even if many people are unhappy with East Africa, they can only shut up.
Even though many core technologies of the East African National Defense Force were not displayed, this military parade still left a deep impression on those present. War in the 19th century was nothing more than having more guns and more artillery than that person, and the army fought bravely. These indicators, East Africa meets the standards of a world power.
Although the East African National Defense Force currently has less than 300,000 active military personnel, the only countries in Europe that can surpass East Africa are Tsarist Russia, Germany, France, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
3pm.
At the viewing platform of the Central Government Building, the invited people were taking their seats one after another, and at this time, the National Avenue had been carefully decorated by the East African government.
Although the military parade has not yet begun, the East African National Defense Forces and college student formations prepared on the roadside have already revealed a strong "murderous spirit."
Due to the viewing angle, diplomats from various countries could not see the specific situation, but the atmosphere was already in place. Although there were only more than 8,000 troops under review, it was a rare scene in the 19th century.
"East Africa has made a lot of preparations for this review ceremony. The construction of their King's Road is very unique. The road surface should be constructed with asphalt. At the same time, the road surface is also very in line with the characteristics of East Africa. I have to say that in terms of road construction, East Africa has The country is far ahead of Europe and the United States," Braylon said in an appreciative tone.
"This is indeed true. In the first town and Dar es Salaam, the roads in East Africa are wider than those in Europe, and the experience of asphalt roads is also quite good. However, East Africa itself is also a colonial country, and their land is not like Europe is so valuable, so it can be so generous in road construction," Boors said matter-of-factly.
The value of land in Europe is indeed unquestionable, especially in the capitals of various countries, such as London, Paris, Berlin, Vienna, etc., where every inch of land is at a premium. If East Africa is the same as Europe and the United States, it is obviously impossible to easily complete the task of land acquisition.
Of course, East Africa has a short history, and urban planning precedes urban development. This is also an important reason. East Africa is still an agricultural country, and its population is mainly in rural areas. Many cities have already been planned ahead of time.
"I think this kind of road still lacks historical heritage. Asphalt roads do have many advantages, but they also make urban planning in East Africa less flexible." said Maxim, the Russian ambassador.
Zhang Heng, the ambassador of the Far Eastern Empire, who was in the same pot as the European and American diplomats, admired the construction of the Rhine City very much in the corner. He believed that the Rhine City has a sense of majesty that many European and American countries do not have. On the contrary, many European and American cities are more petty, which reflects the The majesty of the monarch is not lacking, and of course it cannot be compared to a non-monarchy country like the United States.
Of course, the fact that the Far Eastern Empire's palace garden designers participated in the construction of the Rhine City was also a plus. This also made Zhang Heng think that the Hechingen royal family, who came from Europe, had a vision.
Most diplomats from various countries have a positive attitude towards urban construction in East Africa. After all, compared to other parts of the world, East African cities are at a leading level in terms of transportation, sanitation, and environment. Even picky people cannot deny these advantages. .
For example, Ambassador Thomson said that London, England, is full of industrial beauty, but in fact London is overcrowded, social security is extremely poor, air quality is low, and rivers are seriously polluted...
This is the current situation in the capitals of most industrial countries, and the Rhine City has inherited the characteristics of the first town. Industries that pollute too seriously are simply impossible to build there. Of course, the Rhine City has also changed compared to the first town. However, Ernst took this into consideration when he chose the site for the Rhine Palace. The city administrative area was far away from the industrial area of the Rhine City.
As time went by, the military parade officially began. The first thing that came into view was an open-top car. General Merke, the East African Chief of Staff, stood in the car and followed the car to the viewing platform.
"Merke, the Chief of Staff of the Rhine Empire's Wehrmacht, reports to His Majesty the Emperor that the troops to be reviewed are ready. Please give your instructions!" Merke stood steadily in the car and reported to Constantine.
Constantine said solemnly to the microphone: "I declare the first founding military parade of the Rhine Empire officially begun."
Then, Merke's car began to turn around, and another car that had been prepared long ago drove out from the direction of the Central Government Building. The person in this car was Ernst, the Crown Prince of the Rhine Empire.
Merke saluted Ernst, who nodded, and then Merke's car began to follow Ernst's car and went along the National Avenue towards the direction of the review team.
"Soldiers..."
The "friends" from various countries in the stands looked at the scene in front of them in amazement. After all, they had never seen such a scene before, and everyone talked about it.
The East African news media also constantly record valuable historical materials, and these news materials will be promoted throughout East Africa tomorrow.
After Ernst's car circled around, it finally returned to the end point without any problems in the middle, which made Ernst feel relieved. Then Ernst also entered the viewing platform and came to Constantine.
Next, the East African salute troops began to perform. In the resonance, the three-service honor guard entered the venue and escorted the national flag to the flag stand.
"What is the three-service honor guard?" The diplomats present were very puzzled by the explanation of the East African commentator.
The three services are naturally the navy, army and air force. At present, the East African Air Force has only one framework, but the three-service honor guard has been prepared in advance. Those wearing blue uniforms are the air force, the army is gray uniforms, and the navy is white.
"It can be understood as an airship unit!" This is how the senior officials of the East African government explained.
Airship unit? That's fine. Although airships are indeed novel, they are still on par with the navy and army as a separate army. Diplomats from various countries can only understand it as an East African feature.
